Project title |
European advisory and extension networks on forestry |
| Acronym | FORADVISE |
| Project coordinator | EUROPEAN FOREST INSTITUTE |
| Project partner | Czech University of Life Science, Prague – Faculty of Forestry and Wood Sciences |
| Investigator | Ing. Radek Rinn, Ph.D. |
| Total budget | 3 999 982 EUR |
| Budget of FLD | 179 648 € EUR |
| Implementation period | 1/1/2025 – 31/12/2030 |
| Name of programme | Horizon Europe |
| More information: | Project website |
FORADVISE project will develop a European network of forest advisory organizations, actors, and networks to support the modernization of the forestry sector and advance towards EU and national policy targets. It will speed up knowledge flows, increase the competencies of forest advisors beyond traditional areas of advice, and develop pathways towards a future Forest Knowledge and Innovation System (FOKIS) in Europe. Its ultimate goal is to advance towards more resilient, multifunctional, and productive European forests. To achieve this, FORADVISE creates an EU forest advisory network on forestry, animates an iterative knowledge-sharing process, combining national and international action, and implements knowledge transfer pilots to adapt advisory practices to new contexts. It develops training modules, contextualizing well-proven approaches and materials, and delivering them through a MOOC. It develops a Cost Benefit Analysis toolkit to increase advisors’ capacities to assess social and economic implications. Lessons learned are the basis for a systematic engagement of policymakers to create feasible and desirable pathways for the development of forest advisory systems in Europe and to integrate forest advisors into the Member States’ AKIS. All these activities are supported by an analysis of the Forest Knowledge and Innovation Systems, as well as the needs and preferences of its different actors. Project activities are supported by dedicated communication and dissemination activities and are exploited through tailored impact pathways, including a digital knowledge platform. As the project advances, a smooth transition towards a self-sustained network is embedded into project activities. A dedicated task identifies working modalities and business models for the long-term continuation of the network, building upon the experience of the FOREXT initiative. FORADVISE consortium gathers Europe’s main actors in forestry advice.
